ETRR-1

Experimental Training Research Reactor No. 1
Operating InstitutionNuclear Research Center
LocationInshas, Egypt
TypeLight water tank WWR
Power2 MW (thermal)
Construction and Upkeep
Construction BeganMarch 1, 1958 (1958-03-01)
First CriticalityFebruary 8, 1961 (1961-02-08)
Staff18
Operators7
Refuel FrequencyHad never been refueled since the initial fuel load
Technical Specifications
Max Thermal Flux1.5E13
Max Fast Flux3.6E13
Fuel Type10% enriched U235 EK-10[1][2]
CoolingLight water
Neutron ModeratorLight water
Neutron ReflectorH2O
Control RodsBC, SS
16 per element
Cladding MaterialAluminum alloy
Source(s): [3][4][5][6]
Website
www.eaea.org.eg

ETRR-1 or ET-RR-1 (Experimental Training Research Reactor Number one, and sometimes called Egypt Test and Research Reactor Number one[7]), is the first nuclear reactor in Egypt[8] supplied by the USSR in 1958.[9] The reactor is owned and operated by Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) at the Nuclear Research Center in Inshas, 40–60 kilometres (25–37 mi) northeast of Cairo.[10][11]

ETRR-1 is the second oldest research reactor in the Middle East, after the Israeli IRR-1 reactor.[12]

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